Junior Dealer

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So, who are we?

Hello, we’re IG Group. No, not Instagram – though we're a pretty big deal ourselves. We’re a global, FTSE 250-listed company made up of a collection of progressive fintech brands in the world of online trading and investing. The best part? We’ve snapped up many awards for our top-class platforms, forward-thinking products, and incredible employee experiences.

We believe in financial freedom. And our purpose is to help ambitious people achieve it. Around 400,000 people use our groundbreaking technology and forward-thinking platforms to trade the financial products they know and love. Did we mention we have offices in 18 countries? Yes, when you join IG Group, you'll have the chance to work across multiple brands, with people all over the world. Join us for an exciting future and let’s innovate together

Your role in the team

A Dealer is responsible for learning and assisting in IG’s pricing, order processing and risk management by appropriately hedging IG’s exposures. A Dealer is also responsible for helping to improve IG’s systems and product offering. 

What you'll do

• Maintain exposure: oversee automated hedging systems and execute trades using the most appropriate venue or system when required. Understand the logic behind automated systems and the rules behind executing trades on venue. Recognise, diagnose and resolve system or dealer error when it occurs. 
• Market-making: Provide quick and accurate quotes on OTC prices and exchange based products both through updating model inputs and through pricing unusual trades directly to clients. 
• Analytics: Present detailed analysis to inform change in desk processes and drive development of IG pricing and risk systems. 
• Product: Work with IG’s product team to deliver improvements to existing product sets as well as launching new IG products.
• Best-ex: To ensure that fair results are achieved for customers’ orders and that executions are consistent with IG’s policy to provide best execution in line with its Order Execution Policy. This includes making first response to disputes. 
• Trade observation: to assist with identifying and reporting suspicious client trading behaviour, including the specification of systems for detection. 
• Monitor client orders and close out monitor: ensuring fair fills across the services 
• Handle operational incidents: dealers are at the front line of client communication, dispute resolution and incident management. 
• Knowledge: maintain an up to date knowledge of the Dealing systems and procedures. To ensure new procedures / policies are understood and adhered to. Equally, through continuous personal development and up-to-date awareness of market knowledge, ensure that service provided is entirely consistent and reliable. 

Who we’re looking for

You’re curious about things like the client experience, the rapid developments in tech, and the complex world of fintech regulation. You’re also a confident, creative thinker with a knack for innovating. We know that you know every problem has a solution.

Here, you can try new ideas and lead the way in creating inspiring experiences for our clients and everyone around you. We don’t fit the corporate stereotype. If you want to work for a traditional, suit-and-tie corporate that just gives you a pay cheque at the end of the month, we might not be for you. But, if you have that IG Group energy and you can stand behind what we believe in, let’s raise the bar together.

What you’ll need for this role

• Undergraduate degree or higher in numerical discipline 
• Good working knowledge of and interest in the financial markets. 
• Excellent numeracy skills 
• Excellent communication skills 
• Demonstrates exceptional attention to detail 
• Interest in statistics and analysis 

Nice to have:

• Experience of working with financial products
• Certificate in Securities and Financial Derivatives (Securities Institute) or equivalent 
• Python/SQL experience 

How we work

We try to take a thoughtful approach to our ways of working as a company. We follow a hybrid working model with 3 days in the office -- which we think balances the need to collaborate effectively and connect with each other. When it comes to how we deliver, there are 5 things we want everyone to do to drive high performance, better learning and career satisfaction:

• Lead and Inspire: Drives trust, alignment, and enthusiasm

• Think Big: Focus on the problems that most impact commercial outcomes

• Champion the client: Understand and prioritise client's needs

• Deliver at pace: Push for fast, sustainable growth;

• Raise the bar: Take ownership, be accountable and share feedback

We believe that diversity is vital to success, it fuels creativity, drives innovation and sets us up for global success. We're committed to building teams with a variety of perspectives and skills to help us realise our vision and strategy, that's why we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join us on this journey. Learn more about our D&I approach here.

The Perks

Your growth fuels our success! Thrive with tailored development programs, mentoring opportunities with leaders, and clear career progression. Expand your network through committees, sports and social clubs. Enjoy extra time off for volunteering and community work.

• Flexible working hours and 3-day in office hybrid work model 

• Private Health Allowance, reimbursement of up to AUD130/month;

• Gym/Fitness reimbursement, IG pays a contribution of AUD45/month for fitness or gym membership costs;

• All employee share purchase plan, allows you to purchase shares and receive company match potion

• Life and disability insurance for those employees who select IG default superannuation provider Colonial First State.

• Novated lease car scheme (see attached policy).

• A day off for your Birthday

• 2 days paid volunteering leave

• Access to employee assistance program (EAP)

Learn more about the Perks here!

Join us for this exciting journey. Apply now!

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